Neuters Local Elected School Boards Decision Making
She replaced State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury who had shown himself to be a bombastic, rude, power greedy man who was willing to go to any lengths to maintain his total control of Maryland’s schools. Here is an article about Choudhury from 2023:
Choudhury was so bad that even Democrats and the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (normally a rubber stamp organization) wanted him gone.
So, when Carey Wright was appointed Superintendent, many thought that things would get better. As we wrote in January of 2024, “One look at her and you think that Cary is a sweet old lady much like your third-grade teacher. Soft spoken and respectful, she comes across as someone who has a level head and only the best interests of Maryland students at heart.”
Oops. That was wrong. Since the beginning of her tenure, Wright has shown that she has earned her nickname of “Grandma Choudhury.” First, she got the Maryland State Board of Education to issue a letter demanding counties to use her preferred curriculum for reading, SCIENCE OF READING.
Then she directed Maryland Schools systems NOT to work with ICE.